Antigen Test - what is it and how the test is done
With the increased risk of every other person developing the COVID-19 virus due to its increased prevalence, testing for Coronavirus has become the new normal. Thankfully, self-testing kits have...
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Torre del Greco. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Nazionale, 673, 80059 Torre del Greco NA, Italia
Via Litoranea, 68, 80059 Torre del Greco NA, Italia
Via Vicinale Cozzolino, 80, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italia
1.9 km
Via Libertà, 66, 80055 Portici NA, Italia
2.6 km
Via Libertà, 252, 80055 Portici NA, Italia
2.6 km
Via Madonnelle, 14, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italia
1.9 km
Via Armando Diaz, 7, 80055 Portici NA, Italia
2.6 km
Via Pittore, 189, 80046 San Giorgio a Cremano NA, Italia
3.4 km
Via Tufarelli, 50, 80046 San Giorgio a Cremano NA, Italia
3.4 km
Via Michele Caravelli 27, 80058 Torre Annunziata Naples, Italy
4.7 km
Corso Sirena, 285, 80147 Napoli NA, Italia
7 km
Via Luca Giordano, 67, 80040 Cercola NA, Italia
5.1 km
With the increased risk of every other person developing the COVID-19 virus due to its increased prevalence, testing for Coronavirus has become the new normal. Thankfully, self-testing kits have...
Unlike PCR tests that require sending swabs to a specialised laboratory, the rapid tests (also called antigens) can return results without being sent to a specialised structure. Some tests provide results even while waiting in less than fifteen minutes. These tests are also known as lateral flow method or fluorescence.
The lateral flow test for Covid-19 is a swab test in which the swab is swept across the back of a person's nose and throat. The swab is then placed into a liquid tube, after which a sample of this liquid is deposited on a small absorbent pad contained within the disposable testing kit.
The PCR test may take too much time for the results to be conclusive. A lateral antibody test is less costly, faster and more sensitive to identifying the covid19 virus. It has been important for hospital workers, frontline workers, and caregivers in times of covid19.